Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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